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Date:      Fri, 8 Jun 2001 10:41:33 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Sung-Yup Nham <sn265@columbia.edu>
To:        John Hay <jhay@icomtek.csir.co.za>
Cc:        Peter Jeremy <peter.jeremy@alcatel.com.au>, freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Configuring multiple PCMCIA NICs
Message-ID:  <Pine.GSO.4.10.10106081037450.8085-100000@aloha.cc.columbia.edu>
In-Reply-To: <200106081417.f58EHAJ64749@zibbi.icomtek.csir.co.za>

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> > [Please copy me in replies as I don't read -mobile]
> > 
> > I'm trying to use a laptop running -STABLE as a router using a pair of
> > 3Com 3C589D-TP cards.  The first card comes up without any problem,
> > but the second card reports "No free configuration for card 3Com
> > Corporation".
> > 
> > I had a quick look at the source and this appears to be associated with
> > the number of "config" lines associated with the card.  I tried adding
> > a second 'config auto "ep" ?' line under the first without any effect.
> > I also tried using a 3Com 3CCE589ET (Megahertz 589E), and got the same
> > error.
> > 
> > The relevant line in the kernel config is "device ep".
> > 
> > What is the trick to have multiple NICs of the same type?
> 
> I had a similar problem with the wi driver and fixed it by adding
> the interface number to the config lines, eg.
> 
> config auto "ep0" ?
> config auto "ep1" ?
> 

before you do that, first check out if your second card slot was
disabled in your kernel script.

	device	pcic1	at isa? irq 0 port 0x3e2 iomem 0xd4000 disable
                                                               ^^^^^^^
--
Sung-yup Nham
sn265@columbia.edu                       



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